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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDomestic duties
/dəˈmɛs.tɪk ˈduː.tiz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The tasks and chores required to maintain a household, such as cleaning, cooking, and laundering.
"She balanced her professional career while managing all her domestic duties." - 2
Obligations and responsibilities related to family life and home management.
"He returned home early to attend to various domestic duties."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'domestic', originating from the Latin domesticus (pertaining to the house, from domus 'house'), and 'duty', derived from the Old French duet (what is owed, from Latin debitum). Together, the phrase emerged in early modern English to describe the routine chores and responsibilities associated with the maintenance of a household.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Domestic duties" is said worldwide
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tâches ménagères
Transliteration: tash menaʒɛʁ
"Il partage les tâches ménagères avec son conjoint."
Haushaltspflichten
Transliteration: haʊshalt͡sˌpflɪçtn̩
"Sie erledigt ihre Haushaltspflichten jeden Morgen."
faccende domestiche
Transliteration: fatʃˈtʃɛnde doˈmɛstike
"Le faccende domestiche richiedono molto tempo ogni giorno."
tareas domésticas
Transliteration: taˈɾeas doˈmestikas
"Repartir las tareas domésticas es fundamental en el hogar."
tarefas domésticas
Transliteration: taˈɾefɐs duˈmɛʃtikas
"Ele ajuda com as tarefas domésticas no fim de semana."
घरेलू काम
Transliteration: gharelu kaam
"वह अपने सभी घरेलू काम समय पर पूरा करती है।"
家务
Transliteration: jiāwù
"他们分工合作完成家务。"
집안일
Transliteration: jibanil
"그는 퇴근 후에 집안일을 돕는다."
家事
Transliteration: kaji
"彼女は毎日の家事を効率よくこなす。"
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